Product no. : 183531
Whathifi Review...
***** 5 stars
"...there's no doubt you get what you pay for"
"There's slim, and then there's Samsung slim, here we're confronted by a brand-new Samsung screen that's a vanishingly skinny 2.9cm deep – that 2.9cm depth has been accomplished while still cramming two TV tuners, as well as all connectivity, into the chassis of the screen. Some achievement.
Of course, Samsung being Samsung it's not just the depth of the screen that seeks to impress.
A technical statement of intent
The UE40B7020 is a technical statement of intent, from the subtle 'Platinum Black' finish of the screen and its stand, through the expansive specification that includes 4 HDMI inputs, a pair of USB inputs, wireless internet connection (Samsung's wireless dongle can be bought from Samsung seperately) with bespoke Yahoo widgets and sources such as YouTube and Flickr, through to white LED backlighting arrayed around the edges of the screen.
Only the remote lets the side down. Still, if the battle could ever be won on paper, Samsung would have already emerged victorious.
It's actually quite a relief, then, to report that the '7020 has the performance to make good on its technical promise.
LED backlighting impresses
TV pictures enjoy great stability, generally low noise and notable depth of field. Motion is mostly smooth, colours are of the rich-but-not-too-vivid variety and black levels are impressive. The LED backlighting makes for a pitch-black screen when idling, with strong and convincing contrasts when not.
Up the quality to DVD and the good news keeps coming. Picture noise is suppressed mercilessly, colours – skin-tones especially – are agreeable and levels of black detail are a match for the best screens in this sector. Motion, too, is smooth and credible.
Naturally, Blu-ray images are nicest of all. The Samsung impresses across the board, combining explicit detail, believable colours, smooth edge definition and rock-solid movement into an extremely enjoyable whole...overall this is a hugely impressive TV, doubly so considering it hardly exists in the third dimension at all."
cdiscount tip to get the best out of this TV - it's worth considering upgrading and purchasing some of the following items through us to really get the best out of this amazing TV.
- blu ray player for ultimate Hgh Definition playback
- home cinema system for cinema like sound
- HDMI Cable to connect your HD equipment to the TV
- multi function remote control to upgrade on the samsung standard remote